The Master Builder
The Master Builder was a theatre production staged by The National Theatre in 1950, based on the play by Henrik Ibsen.
Halfdan Christensen directed it.
August Oddvar acted in the title role.
Liv Dommersnes, who at the time used her maiden name Liv Strømsted, acted in the role of Hilde Wangel.
The production had been performed as a touring performance with The Norwegian Touring Theatre earlier the same year. As Halfdan Christensen died three days before the planned opening at The National Theatre the opening also served as a performance in memory of him.
Information
(Objekt ID 16974)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | September 20, 1950 |
| Produced by | The National Theatre |
| Based on | The Master Builder by Henrik Ibsen |
| Audience | Adults |
| Number of events | 50 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Drama, Theatre |
| Running period | June 2, 1950 |
| Website | Nationaltheatret |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | No |
SOURCES:
The National Theatre, www.nationaltheatret.no, 30.08.2016, http://forest.nationaltheatret.no/Productions/EventSeries/114642af-8432-461a-b6d8-8d222039398e?event_id=39ba3282-4bb0-4c68-8070-cd82e6ec759f
The National Library of Norway, ibsen.nb.no, http://ibsen.nb.no/id/7600
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Henrik Ibsen | – Playwright |
| Halfdan Christensen | – Direction |
| Christian Stenersen | – Stage design |
| Lita Prahl | – Costume design |
| Liv Strømsted Dommersnes | – Actor (Frk. Hilde Wangel) |
| Erling Drangsholt | – Actor (Dr. Herdal) |
| Elisabeth Gording | – Actor (Kaja Fosli) |
| Ola Isene | – Actor (Dr. Herdal) |
| Ada Kramm | – Actor (Fru Aline Solness) |
| August Oddvar | – Actor (Byggmester Halvard Solness) |
| Jørn Ording | – Actor (Ragnar Brovik) |
| Tore Segelcke (from Navember 1, 1950) | – Actor (Frk. Hilde Wangel - overtok sin gamle rolle da Liv Strømsted startet sitt gjestespill i Savanger) |
| Harald Heide Steen | – Actor (Ragnar Brovik) |
| Axel Thue | – Actor (Knut Brovik) |
| September 20, 1950 – Hovedscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | New opening |
| June 2, 1950 – Hovedscenen, Drammens teater | Tour Premiere |